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EU moves to unblock Russian bank funds to boost food trade

The EU is preparing to carve out exceptions in its tough sanctions against Moscow that would unblock assets at Russian banks linked to trade in food and fertilizer, a document showed on Tuesday.

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Airbus tails Boeing in Farnborough jet orders tussle

European planemaker Airbus trailed its fierce U.S. rival Boeing in an orders battle on the second day of the Farnborough airshow on Tuesday, as southern England buckled under a record heatwave.

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Stocks advance, euro rallies

Stock markets mostly advanced on Tuesday, while the euro rallied against the dollar as traders looked ahead to a key European Central Bank meeting later this week.

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SAS pilots reach agreement with management, end strike

Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark early Tuesday called off a strike that has been causing major disruption for 15 days after reaching a deal with management.

The carrier has said the strike has led to the cancellation of around half of all SAS scheduled flights and had impacted thousands of passengers per day.

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BDL allows payments through fresh dollar debit cards

The Central Bank issued Tuesday a ruling that allows the payment through debit cards from fresh dollar accounts, starting July 25.

"The payments in fresh dollars will be made via the "Visa" and "MasterCard" companies," the Central Bank said in a statement, adding that the ruling will boost the economic activity.

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Civil servants' wages tripled for 2 months, transport allowance hiked from March

A ministerial committee on Monday agreed to grant civil servants financial incentives aimed at putting an end to a public sector strike that has paralyzed state administrations.

The committee also decided to revoke a salary hike that had been recently granted to judges in an exclusive manner.

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Finance committee approves banking secrecy amendments

The Finance Parliamentary Committee on Monday “approved the amendments of the banking secrecy law in a manner that serves preventing tax evasion and combating corruption, terror funding and illicit enrichment,” Committee head MP Ibrahim Kanaan said.

“Our concern is transparency and preventing selectivity,” Kanaan added.

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Stocks climb, dollar slides as risk appetite returns

Stock markets rallied and the dollar slid against the euro and pound on Monday on returning risk appetite as recession fears eased slightly.

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EU seeks to double gas imports from Azerbaijan within 'few years'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said the European Union is seeking to double gas imports from Azerbaijan as it seeks non-Russian suppliers after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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Stellantis ending Jeep production in China

U.S.-European carmaker Stellantis said on Monday it was ending production in China of its Jeep SUV after failing to acquire a majority stake in its joint venture with local firm GAC.

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